Vita

Education and Degrees:

Oct., 1979 - Aug. 1985, Study of physics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität (CAU), Kiel
Aug., 1985, Diploma in physics, Kiel
Feb.-Sep., 1987, Baton Rouge, LS University, USA
Jun., 1988, PhD, Kiel
Jan., 1997, Habilitation, Kiel
May, 2002, Umhabilitation, Tübingen
July, 2006, Umhabilitation, Heidelberg
October 2014, Appointment as Außerplanmäßiger Professor

Professional Experience:

Sep., 1985 - Jul., 1988: research associate, CAU, Kiel
Feb. - Sep., 1987, research associate, LS University, Baton Rouge, USA)
Oct. - Jul., 1988, research associate, CAU, Kiel
Aug., 1988 - Jul., 1994, research assistant, CAU, Kiel
Aug., 1994 - Nov., 1996, research associate, CAU, Kiel
Dec., 1996-Jun., 2001, research assistant, CAU, Kiel
Jul., 2001-Sep., 2001, research associate, Göttingen Observatory
Oct., 2001-Mar, 2004, research associate, University Tübingen
since Apr., 2004, research associate, ARI, Heidelberg

Shorter Scientific Stays:

Heidelberg, Tübingen, Bamberg, Göttingen, Garching, Bochum, Potsdam, Ulm, Berkeley (USA), Leicester (England)
several observing runs with personal presence (Calar Alto, Spain; ESO, La Silla, Chile; ESO, Cerro Paranal, Chile; AAT, Australia, Villafranca, Spain)

Memberships:

Astronomische Gesellschaft
International Astronomical Union

:Scientific Talks:

1986: 6th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Frascati, Italy
IAU Coll. 114 on White Dwarfs in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
1989: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium in Tübingen
1989: Berlin-Kiel-Colloquium
1990: 7th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Toulouse, France
1992: 8th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Leicester, England
1993: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium in Bamberg
1994: 9th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Kiel
1995: IAU Symposium 152 "Astrophysics in the Extreme Ultraviolet in Berkeley, USA
1995: Symposium Röntgenstrahlung from the Universe in Würzburg
1996: Symposium Supersoft X-ray Sources in Garching
1996: Invited talk at the Physics Colloquium in Erlangen
1996: Physics Colloquium in Kiel
1996: 10th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Blanes, Spain
1997: Invited talk at the Haereus Seminar on Atoms and Molecules in Strong External Fields
1997: Invited talk at the Astrophysical Colloquium in Göttingen
1998: Invited talk at the 5th Brussels meeting between astrophysicists and nuclear physicists, Brussels
1997: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium in Tübingen
1998: Invited talk at the Astronomical Colloquium at the AIP, Potsdam
1998: Physics Colloquium in Kiel
1998: Astronomical Colloquium in Leicester, England
1998: 11th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Tromsö, Norway
1999: Invited talk at the Physics Colloquium in Erlangen
1999: Astronomical Institute in Jena
1999: Invited talk at the DFG-Gesprächskreis "Cataclysmic Variable Research", St. Andreasberg
2000: 12th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Newark, Daleware, USA (invited talk)
2000: Invited talk at the Astrophysical Colloquium at the MPI for Radioastronomy, Bonn
2001: Mini-Symposium JENAM 2001: Hot Subdwarfs, White Dwarfs, and Low-Mass Star Evolution, München
2002: Invited talk at the 13th European Workshop on White Dwarfs in Neapel, Italy
2002: Invited Talk in the astronomical seminar in Kie
2002: Physics Colloquium in Tübingen
2003: Inviteted talk in the colloquium of the MPI in Katlenburg-Lindau
2004: Talk in the astronomical seminar in Kiel
2004: Invited talk in the astronimical seminar in Göttingen
2004: Talk at the 14th European Workshop in Kiel
2004: Talk at the GAIA Joint Meeting of the Simulation Working Group, On-Ground and In-Orbit Calibration Workung Group, On-board Detection Working Group, Turino, Italy
2004: Talk at the conferenceThe Three Dimensional Universe with GAIA, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, France
2004: Talk in the seminar for quantum optics, atomic, and neutron physics, University Heidelberg
2005-2011: To be added
During my stay in Kiel, several talks in the Astrophysical Seminar, 6 talks during several Hamburg-Kiel Colloqia
During my stay in Tübingen, talks in the Astrophysical Seminar
In Heidelberg, talk in the institute seminar
Many public talks (Planetariums, public Observatories, Schleswig-Holstein-Universitätsgesellschaft, Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein)

Observing Runs and Successful Proposals:

7 observing runs at the DSAZ 3.5m telescope, Calar Alto, Spain
2 observing runs at ESO 3.6m, Chile
1 observing run at the ESO VLT, Chile
1 observing run at the AAT 3.9m telescope, Australia
3 successful ESO VLT service proposals as PI, 1 as CoI
participation in guaranteed time observations with the ESO VLT
1 satellite observing run of EXOSAT in Darmstadt, Germany
2 satellite observing runs of IUE in Villafranca, Spain
3 successful HST proposals as PI, 3 times als CoI
5 successful ROSAT proposals as PI
4 successful EUVE proposals as PI, 1 as CoI
1 successful ORFEUS proposal as PI, 1 as CoI
3 successfull IUE proposals as PI, 3 as CoI

Teaching Experience:

1988-1994: Practical Excercises in FORTRAN for physicists
1994-1995, 1997-2001: Practical Excercises in Astronomy and Spectroscopy
1996: Excercises in Theoretical Mechanics
1995-1997: A First Introduction to UNIX
1997: Lecture, Modern Instruments and Observing Techniques in Astronomy
item 1997/98: Lecture, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
1998: Lecture, Variable Stars
1998/99: Lecture, Theory of Gaseous Nebulae
1999: Lecture, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
1999/00: Lecture, Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
2000: Lecture, Theory of Gaseous Nebulae
2001/01: Lecture, Variable Stars
2002/03: Lecture, Modern Instruments and Observing Techniques in Astronomy
2003: Late Stages of Stellar Evolution
2003: Student Seminar on Astrobiology
WS 2006-2011: See Lectures

Citizenship: German

Military Service: Jul., 1978 - Oct., 1979